Djehuty was an
ancient Egyptian official under the ruling queen
Hatshepsut (reigned about 1473โ1458 BC). He bore several important titles that testify his high position at the royal court. His main title was ''
overseer of the silver and gold houses''. With this title he was the main person in charge of the treasury at the royal palace. He is attested from year 9 to year 16 of queen Hatshepsut. In year 9 he was involved in the queen's expedition to the foreign land called
Punt (corresponding to modern-day
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
) in Egyptian sources. In year 16 he was inlaying the gold for the obelisks of the queen, that were set up in this year. He was buried in a Theban tomb (
TT11
The Theban Tomb TT11 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Djehuty, who was '' Overseer of Treasury and of Works'', during ...
). From his tomb are preserved two stelae, one of them with a longer autobiographical inscription reporting mainly building activities in Amun temple at Karnak. At the end of his career Djehuty and his family felt into dishonor. His name is most often erased within his tomb. His parents are the ''lady of the house'' Dediu and the ''zab'' Abty. The names of the parents are erased too, as are the names of other family members.
[J. Galรกn: ''The Inscribed Burial Chamber of Djehuty (TT11)'' in: J. Galรกn, B. M. Bryan, P. F. Dorman (eds.): ''Creativity and Innovation in the Rein of Hatshepsut'', Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 69, Chicago 2014, {{ISBN, 978-1-61491-024-4, 251-252]
References
Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Overseer of the treasury
Hatshepsut